tropical storm
noun
: a tropical cyclone with strong winds of over 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour but less than hurricane intensity
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The new experimental graphic – to be unveiled later this year – will use the same forecast cone, but layer inland areas under tropical storm and hurricane warnings with color to illustrate the total area.
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USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
On Monday evening, with Otis still a tropical storm, satellite images revealed what forecasters call a low-level structure, a common sign that the storm could intensify very quickly.
—Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
The tropical storm made landfall in Mozambique on the March 12 after strengthening off the coast of southeast Africa, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Mozambique's Inhambane and Gaza provinces.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
One day before their ceremony, their wedding planner Armando told the two that a tropical storm was in the forecast and that their guests’ safety was at risk.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
That research resulted in the publishing of a study earlier this month showing how a tropical storm near the equator impacted Antarctica, warming the temperatures enough to harm one of the continent's endangered ice shelves.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
The storm rapidly grew from a tropical storm in the morning to Category 5 by evening, the fastest strengthening on record in the northeast Pacific.
—Jason
samenow, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
Hilary began as an offshore hurricane before making landfall as a tropical storm in the Mexican state of Baja California on Aug. 20.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Why are hurricanes and tropical storms so rare in this region?
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
On Monday evening, with Otis still a tropical storm, satellite images revealed what forecasters call a low-level structure, a common sign that the storm could intensify very quickly.
—Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
The tropical storm made landfall in Mozambique on the March 12 after strengthening off the coast of southeast Africa, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Mozambique's Inhambane and Gaza provinces.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
One day before their ceremony, their wedding planner Armando told the two that a tropical storm was in the forecast and that their guests’ safety was at risk.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
That research resulted in the publishing of a study earlier this month showing how a tropical storm near the equator impacted Antarctica, warming the temperatures enough to harm one of the continent's endangered ice shelves.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
The storm rapidly grew from a tropical storm in the morning to Category 5 by evening, the fastest strengthening on record in the northeast Pacific.
—Jason
samenow, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
Hilary began as an offshore hurricane before making landfall as a tropical storm in the Mexican state of Baja California on Aug. 20.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Why are hurricanes and tropical storms so rare in this region?
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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